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Goodguys at 30: Hot-rodders to make 19 tour stops in 2013

November 7, 2012

The Goodguys Heartland Nationals at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines drew a large crowd this past July. Photo by Courtesy of the Goodguys.

The hot-rod group known as the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association will mark its 30th anniversary in 2013 with 19 different events across the country, including its biggest show—the Goodguys 16th PPG Nationals—July 12-14 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio.

The 19 Goodguys shows will include a wide range of hot rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks and classic cars. In addition to the big show in Columbus, the hot-rodders will head to The Pleasanton Fairgrounds in the San Francisco Bay Area for four events, while WestWorld in Scottsdale, Ariz., and the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, will host two events each.

Sixteen of the 19 events will feature the Goodguys AutoCross, which is free to all registered event participants. The “All American Sunday” program, which welcomes all years, makes and models of American-made or American-powered vehicles on Sunday only will return in 2013.

For vintage drag-racing fans, two Friday Night Vintage Drag programs featuring sportsman and exhibition cars will be held July 12 at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, and July 26 at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash.